Rug



- add materially to the appearance of the rug,

UNITED STATES MANUEL FELDMAN,

PATENT .forl-Ica or NEW YORK; N, Y,"

RUG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 27, 1919. Serial No. 347,715.

T aZZ whom it may concern Beit known that I, MANUEL' EELDMAN, a citizen of the United States, resldlng at New York, in the county of New York and State 4formed from grassorstraw and interwoven with the same in a lparticular manner are rags, yarns or other fabric filler, so that the said rug is reinforced throughout its entirety with the fabric, Ithe latter being 1ocated at the border and within the same in directions longitudinally' and transversely of the body of the rug so as to give it great strength and durability and at the same time the design effect of the latter being identical on both side thereof so that the same is reversible, wh reby it can be used with equal satisfaction on either side. y

Another object of the invention is the provision of a` rug of this character, wherein the warp gives the entire surfaces ofvboth sides of the rug a very rich carpety appearance and the interweaving of fabric with the straws materially strengthens said rug to assure longevity thereto and at the same 4time avoiding any material increase in the expense of weaving'or making the rug.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a rug of this character, wherein the interweaving of fabric with the straw or grass enables the production of unique and ornamental design possessing permanency and; consistent with the life of the, rug and affording maximum strength, as the grass and'straw fibers will be maintained fixed without any possibility of the weakening thereof in the continued use of the rug.

A further object of the inventionis the provision of a rug of this character, which is designed to afford a much more ornamental and durable appearance than has heretofore been secured and thereby better adapt the rug in substitute for carpet and for interior use. l

A'still further object of the invention is the provision of a rug of the grass type,-

which possesses strength and durability,

richness in appearance and inexpensive to manufacture. A y

With these and other objects-in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and rarrangement as Patented' Jane 1, i920.

will bel hereinafter fully described, illus- .trated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is aplan view of a rug of the grass type, showing its bodyy and design Ithereof woven in accordance with the present invention.

Fig..2 is an enlarged detail fragmentary plan vlew, showing thel warp and woof including the grass or strawv and the fabric 1n associated relation to each other.

Fig. 3 is a sectional Aview'on the line 3--3 N of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters indicate cor-' responding parts throughout the several views 1n the drawing.

rug inthe construction of its body is com- Referring to the drawing in detail the posed of Woof strands 5 of grass or straw of the `kind universally employed in the lweavlng of grass rugs. These strands 5 of grass or straw are relatively thick or bulky, and are lcomposed. of the so-callecl wire grass,fso that the same givesbulk to the Y body of the rug when finished in the manufacturev fthereof. v

Interwoven orl laced backand forth or diagonal' longitudinally of the body of the y rug are the warp threads 6, these strands f being of cotton yarn ory the like'and in the `interweaving are passed back and forth throughl the grass `woof strands 5 in the usual ama-nner.

' At selected Aintervals between the wo'of strands 5 to be disposed transversely of the body of the rug are rag strips 7 made from cotton or other fabrics, the strips beingl formed into cord or rope like lengths and have the warp strands 6 interwoven or laced therewith identical to the interweaving or lacing of said strands with the woofs'trands .5, the ragy strips`7 being composed of colored and luncolored fabrics of wool or cotton or both so that a certain predetermined ornamentality or artistic desi-gn will be present i-n these strips, the coloring if present' being blended or consistent with the applied design to the woof and warp strands which designs are usually stamped thereon.l

In addition to the strips 7 and disposed longitudinally of the body of the rug at selected intervals are closely arranged warped strands 8 which stripe the body of the rug and in their arrangement give in conjunction with the strips 7 block design effect to the rug, the design formation by the said strips 7 and 8 being duplicated so that the opposite surfaces or faces of the rug are identical with `each other so that said rug can be used with equal satisfaction on either side. The strands 8 may be colored or without color and the colored strands are congruous with the ornamentality of the body of the rug. It isto be understood of course.

that various designs or coloring .effect can be had by fixing the coloring of the strips 7 and 8 and by the interposition of these strips the body of the rug is uniformly reinforced through the extent thereof.

The marginal edge of the body of the rug ther strandsl the rug adjacent to the marginal edges thereof.

Rugs woven as hereinbefore described assure maximum strength to thebody of 'the rug through the design extent thereof z and effect greater ornamentality or a more elegant appearance than plain grass rugs or rugs decorated with print or stencil designs. However the rug can be stenciled or otherwise marked with applied designs in 1 addition to the permanent or fixed designs produced by the fillers in the form of stripes, by the strands 8 arranged as hereinbefore set forth. i

From the foregoing it is thought that the 4 construction and manner of making of the rugiwill be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted. Y

What is claimed is:

A patterned rug having grass woof and thread warp strands, and spaced longitudinally and transversely disposed reinforcing members interwoven with said woof and warp strands to reinforce and strengthen 5 the entire body of the rug from edge to edge, both longitudinally and transversely ofthe same, certain of said reinforcing members being made from fabric filling strips, while the other reinforcing members are made from material identical with the warp strands.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

MANUEL FELDMAN 

